Sighs of Pleasure

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You've always known how to define serenity, but Georgia's Golen Isles - St. Simons Island, Jekyll Island, Sea island and Little St. Simons Island - allow you to experience it. They introduce you to a realm of beaches, ocean waves, palm trees, wisteria, golf courses, tennis courts and miles of bike trails.

Make that long-dreamed-of chip shot on the back nine; smash your brother-in-law's serve back over the net (Yes!) j-u-s-t out of his stretching reach; bicycle with the family along trails that tempt you to stop and view close up the profusion of flowers with riotous colors and sundry fragrances. Sun on the beaches or sit in the shade of the trees of Neptune Park and listen to the gentle slap-slap-slap of the waves striking shore. Watch your kids' eyes grow wide when they discover the eggs of loggerhead turtles, witness a school of dolphins playfully leaping for a moment above the water's surface or catch a glimpse of right whales wintering off the islands' shores with their newborn calves. Enjoy being away from the hustle of off-island life - and the welcome from the local people, who cheerfully share the calming pleasures of the Golden Isles.

Enjoy, too, the surprising depth of the Georgia coast's black heritage - and the welcome from the local people, who respect your exploration of that treasure.

An ideal starting point for uncovering the past's buried treasure - particularly the unique Gullah culture that was forged in the isolation of the rice and Sea Island cotton plantations of coastal Georgia - will found on the mainland at Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation. …

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